The use of AI by scammers to produce deep fakes and cyberattacks is one of the dangers.
During the Seoul Summit on Artificial Intelligence, which is jointly held by South Korea and Great Britain, on May 22, British Technology Minister Michelle Donelan announced that the UK government is providing grants to AI researchers totaling £8.5 million (almost $11 million) to help them find solutions for enhancing AI safety and making the most out of it.
Finding ways to stop the spread of false pictures and other kinds of misinformation is one of the program’s objectives. Efforts will be directed toward platforms that deliver false information, not AI models that fabricate lies on con artists’ orders.
The British government’s new Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI) will serve as the foundation for support for the solution-seeking process.
The most promising proposals will develop into long-term projects and may receive further funding.
Last week, the Council of Europe agreed on the Convention on Artificial Intelligence, which became the first example of a binding international legal document.
